Jake Collier vs. Chase Sherman

UFC 5-9-0 vs. 4-11-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-9-0
UFC record
4-11-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
37
AgeΔ 1 yrs
36
6'3"
HeightΔ 1"
6'4"
78"
ReachΔ 0"
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
34.5
Layoff (months)Δ 4.4 mo
38.9
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jake Collier is a submission threat — 0.61 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Chase Sherman absorbs 6.65 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.19 Heavyweight norm — hittable.
Chase Sherman rarely shoots — 0.09 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jake Collier

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 59
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 82

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.49 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Chase Sherman

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 411
Tier 3 — regional circuit 143

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.42 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 32 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

8625.80/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
9696.04/min · norm 3.36
7545.08/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
10666.65/min · norm 3.19
44.3%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
45.5%norm 47.8%
50.8%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
52.3%norm 52.5%
30.30/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
30.28/15 · norm 0.28

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Jake Collier

Distance 90.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 2.4% (norm 9.3%)

Chase Sherman

Distance 94.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 9.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Jake Collier

Head 81.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.6% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 7.1% (norm 7.6%)

Chase Sherman

Head 74.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Collier L/AAccHeavyweight med Sherman L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 738 / 1755 42.1% 40.1% 882 / 2010 43.9% 40.1%
In the clinch 94 / 146 64.4% 70.6% 67 / 92 72.8% 70.6%
On the ground 30 / 46 65.2% 70.2% 20 / 29 69.0% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 574 / 1583 36.3% 38.9% 531 / 1594 33.3% 38.9%
To the body 169 / 226 74.8% 76.8% 199 / 262 76.0% 76.8%
To the legs 119 / 138 86.2% 87.8% 239 / 275 86.9% 87.8%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Collier L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Sherman L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 594 / 1312 45.3% 40.7% 941 / 2069 45.5% 40.7%
In the clinch 72 / 106 67.9% 70.6% 74 / 102 72.5% 70.6%
On the ground 88 / 114 77.2% 72.0% 51 / 66 77.3% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 545 / 1268 43.0% 38.8% 823 / 1918 42.9% 38.8%
To the body 151 / 193 78.2% 75.1% 145 / 200 72.5% 75.1%
To the legs 58 / 71 81.7% 84.4% 98 / 119 82.4% 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
733.3% acc · 0.71/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
150.0% acc · 0.09/15 · norm 0.95
2367.6% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
2374.2% def · norm 64.3%
22:4115.3% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
6:083.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
21:242:09 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
13:041:13 per 15 · norm 2:28
60.61/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.16

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Sherman has more cage time on record.